ABOUT US

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Meet The Founder

Lurinda Swanepoel is the CEO of La Van Skin and Body Excellence System and founder of the skincare brand DERCA. Lurinda studies at the academy of health and skin care in Cape Town in 2007 where she graduated top of her class with 3 international and 1 national diplomas in Somatology like SAAHSP, CIDESCO, ITEC and CIBTAC.
After working internationally on cruise ships she returned to South Africa where she soon started her career in advanced aesthetics and realized her passion for laser machines.
Lurinda started her company in 2010 with just a small personal loan where she went on to develop her first product to give true and fast results. The range soon expanded and in 2016 the range was rebranded and expanded into DERCA, our premium brand at an affordable price. She is also registered to give laser and product CPD training.

Manufacture And Distribution:

Our brand is developed and manufactured by one of the top laboratories in South Africa, with special equipment to sustain stability and stabilize consistency for 24 months. La Van Skin and Body Excellence System is the exclusive distributor of Derca and retails to salons and to consumers. Our brand is available in South Africa and Australia.

Product Testing:

We pride ourselves to test on volunteers from the ages of 16-55 years of age. We have done blind studies to prove that our products make a significant difference in the concern treated with no sensitivity or adverse reaction. We do not test on animals.

Brand Vision:

Our vision as a brand is to bring specialized premium skin and body care products to the everyday consumer so that everyone can experience the true result of a phenomenal cosmetic brand.

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Derca offers a skin and body product in its range and will soon extend to a 5 tier product range offering skin, body, spa, hair and nail range with unique ingredients. La Van Skin and Body Excellence System introduced its first product in 2010 called the anti-cellulite body gel, the brand was renamed and repackaged in 2016 under DERCA.